The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-11-18

Letter Of Judge Lewis jordan.

u<Ue~Ss -
Isdisnspslis ssssinsi. il
The Scntinsl is permitted 70 copy The
follow ing letter on The tariG, written by l.
Judge Lewis Jordan IN young man ~
1.-The souihern part or the Stsse. The I'm
mo rssnc~ OF discussing the msif question:
lshis winter in The school houses 10 suk-i'
Igested bv The Judge. and the Sentinel
seconds the suggestion The speechesi
referred 10 IN the letter sG"rd argumen'sI
for many evenings discussion:
| rxptAsAPotss. IsD., Nnv. ., 1897.
| +. n. Campbell. E-q.. Leavsnwosth:
Ind. - regret that have bern prsvehsen
lby husin~ss frnr, answering s0cner yOurs
lof The "a h mlt asking for information
about Inc tsriff. and where you NAV on
'I,ain she hess hoaks IN the snijeci. Yomvl
Iinouirv is m indication that she young
lmcn of the STATE arc interested IN the
'ldiscussinn NJ this great Question. when
'lfrom this time on will be the Ieanimg
-Iuuss,ion IL political discdssion until the
'lnseseni robber tariff IL reformed. ~
shouId he discussed il every ernooi
lhouae IL the SsAte Ihis winter. ana tnus
! iiprepare the yoiera Tor the decision sney
Imust mnke neat year ~ the po'le. Ine
\ workime men OF The ciiies are h0w very
! we'll informed On the suhj.ct. This y
4 ilespeciaily true Of this CITY. where !ne
Democratic papers h.ve had the ass.s'-
glance Of the Evening News. ~ rnucsssns
!. |she people. But the iatid hears ~
J. '-Ihstdest upon the tsrmeFp. ann
. matter of prcmmiAry imlrrrst 70 thsm
whirh they should thortsuehlS under-
ssshh. That the tariG II s tax paid ~
. the CONSUMER can easily Be shown BY
'-Isin,l,ie illustration. Nut pound 0f sI1
elis made In this COUNTRY. and the ts'tn
n.l,ax 10 one reht per pound. The importer
y Iuays this 10 the government, then ihs
lsniount OF thp tax is added BY the i'm
4 dluufter. the wholrsalpr and the retailer q
'eIthe psice aud In the end the psrsnn whs
p.Ibuvs any article OF iinwsre pays the tarif
,elsax. There IL = tHrin tax On four ihou-
r.lsnd arlicIes, and 10 = very great exse"
these articles are used bv the farmer
land lsboring people Of the country
I, lThe very li'e-hInod of The peops. y oe
:. ling drained ihrnugh fouv thousand chan
u dIn~Is into the treasury. This NV ~ I'VE
4. lblood must be ss0pprd. and shst YER
I. Iso0m. or the great uiass Of our peopI
!. will becvsne impoverished The lsop'
'sIcan only l0ok to The Dsmocratic part
lsor re.ief. The Republican patty insst
',.lshe r0bler tarin. aud the Republican ~!
r,lsionaI Cxnvensi"m ~ 1884 solemn'y %
: In,iited w Ne pIastWui that u contAine
and pledged the party
! .'',Iconect them. That pledge has not 81
,."Inever aill b saa le COOL By The Rspu'
" lsissn psrty. u The Vssy s01e pse~9 q
~ meu6eSs 0f the convention sestimed %
49, sols ~ Shepherds and tssoiS..l NJ i'riIf'
ahpvp husissrhtt; Tie Repnh'ics'
\. Isiiske ptot shs phsrds. aud allow The isri
= wolv~s ~ g~t sway win the whole noc|
nj The tariff - ls2a WAS called the 'biil
~ but language fails WIZ
s|s proper trttii III 6pprdhinn Il snutht
!. lsieslknase The btesent tsriif. tits strsnS
q, Ishst The people are not more rcsttve ~
der ita Injurious workings. inr hnsncI
liisaster II In the NEAR future unless q
e. |country gets relief from the robbery.
Let me sugxest that the uewspape
stel contain many good articles on the tar
ny whirh young men should CLIP out -
c.. |put in scrap bsn,k. In this way vslu
NJ lnle imsornsaii0n can be preaerved {
ts~sv reference. james Whitcomt
byl.Facss for the People wa prese"s'
land Distributed 10 the c0unties ~ l6s
&C. 4 palmer argument on lie tariG "
lnrver written. The speech ~ Sscress
~. Lamar IN the SSnste. February Z. I6'
~ % complete history of tariG legi-Iasi'
It's 10 this cuuntrv. The great speec'Ies
In lSpesker Carlisle, delivered March
Inc 1852. and or Senator Beck. deliver
The snuary 10. i0~2. are iuiI Of inf0smati
land IN umans~ enhis argument. u 3
ran would wsise - either ~ them have
m-ldcmss they will furnish yon copy.
'sc-i You csh proctsrr = catalogue ~ bon
uplon the tariff rs writing to Il 4. Borok
bor M 80 Nas~au street. New York City.
1 n.aice the New York TImes -
lsimce the victory In New York. shat
:. y lissue OF revenue reform vas the gr
49,. louession presented IN the canvass. :
! - Ilhst the verdict rs completely satisf
! "a tory and convincing" hc great an
- ltion before the country u revenue
form. and the victory in New York y
In hone, Ne followed BY . sweeping
nph N the whole country next sssr.
, is Yours' truly,
nal. LOUIS JospAS
Ionsl
re- Give Them A Chance.